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For all the readers who have had the courage
to try on this new and unconventional lifestyle,
only to be surprised by its power.
CONTENTS
WHEAT: THE UNHEALTHY WHOLE GRAIN
2. NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S MUFFINS: THE CREATION OF MODERN WHEAT
WHEAT AND ITS HEAD-TO-TOE DESTRUCTION OF HEALTH
4. HEY, MAN, WANNA BUY SOME EXORPHINS? THE ADDICTIVE PROPERTIES OF WHEAT
5. YOUR WHEAT BELLY IS SHOWING: THE WHEAT/OBESITY CONNECTION
6. HELLO, INTESTINE. IT’S ME, WHEAT. WHEAT AND CELIAC DISEASE
7. SWALLOW: IT CAN’T BE ALL THAT BAD … OR CAN IT?
8. DIABETES NATION: WHEAT AND INSULIN RESISTANCE
9. CATARACTS, WRINKLES, AND DOWAGER’S HUMPS: WHEAT AND THE AGING PROCESS
10. MY PARTICLES ARE BIGGER THAN YOURS: WHEAT AND HEART DISEASE
11. IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD: WHEAT AND THE BRAIN
12. BAGEL FACE: WHEAT’S DESTRUCTIVE EFFECT ON SKIN
13. DROPPING ACID: WHEAT AS THE GREAT pH DISRUPTER
14. GOOD-BYE, WHEAT: CREATE A HEALTHY, DELICIOUS, WHEAT-FREE